"Prepare for war, prepare for war as a whole...Fire the artillery, what are you doing in a daze..." More than 70 Japanese ships began to adjust their posture, and the decks were full of running figures of soldiers and hysterical roars.
Now even the low-level soldiers who can't read can recognize the owner of this fleet. There is only one army in Asia that uses light blue military uniforms, and only one army can afford to use Western-style warships.
It is not that soft sail technology cannot be manufactured in Asia, but soft sail warships require too many sail operators, and it also tests the sail operators' level. Asia has not had much maritime thinking since ancient times, and there are very few such professional talents. .
Therefore, the sailing ships that Asia can produce now are all hard sails. Even the fleet of Zheng He, the famous eunuch of the Three Treasures in history, also used hard sail technology.
With fewer sailors, you can hit more soldiers. In the thinking of Asian generals at that time, although artillery was powerful in naval battles, the final decision was the boarding battle, which was the most primitive hand-to-hand combat.
Of course, this group of Japanese navy knew that the small cannons on their ships had little combat effectiveness. All seventy warships chose to charge at this moment, trying to get close to the Ryukyu fleet for hand-to-hand combat.
Cai Hao shook his head contemptuously, "The tactical thinking is correct, but the generation difference is too great... T-shaped tactics, using starboard artillery to fire intensively... choose the target freely."
The flagman began to send semaphores at the top of the mast, and soon all ships were ready for battle. The latest rifled guns were loaded with high-explosive shells. As the order to free fire was issued, there was a loud roar in the entire Osaka Bay. .
This was a one-sided massacre. The tattered Japanese Guanfune was no match for the new artillery. Every explosion could bite a huge gap in the body of the Guanfune, and seawater poured in.
"It's too powerful, the enemy's artillery is too powerful... We can't stop it..." With a bang, a group of sailors were thrown into the sky and were shattered in the blast of air.
The roar of this salvo shook the entire battlefield. The soldiers on the land looked towards the south one by one. There was only one sentence in everyone's mouth: "What's wrong? What happened."
In the castle tower, Tokugawa Yingxi's throat spurted out with a mouthful of blood, "How could this happen? Why did Xiao Letian join the war? Wasn't the previous information very clear? The four southwest vassals rejected Xiao Letian's request to send troops. Isn’t there a rift between them?”
"God's punishment, Xiao Letian, you are our Japan's punishment."
"Sir General." A group of minor surnames and personal guards rushed up and quickly helped the general sit down.
"Quick...quickly ask for help from the French. Only they can suppress Xiao Letian now, quick..."
At this time, Minister Roche, Commander-in-Chief Xie Dowan, and Matsudaira Yongho were already arguing. They also saw the killing on Osaka Bay.
Roche and Xie Dowan's eyes were filled with fire. "Damn it, that's the Wavebreaker, that's the Roma, that's the Lyra. They're all our French warships. The despicable Xiao Letian snatched them away with conspiracy. The glory of our France."
"The artillery* occupied the high ground... fired into the sea... all the new troops were fortified on the beach, preparing to fight Xiao Letian..."
Matsudaira Yongho was shocked when he heard this, "No, absolutely not. Now we should go all out to pursue the Southwest Allied Forces and completely destroy those 30,000 elites. As long as we can control the situation in Japan, the threat on the sea can be solved."
"Xiao Letian is definitely not of the same mind as the Southwest Coalition. He is not their ally. I firmly believe this. Xiao Letian came to Japan for profit. As long as we can defeat the coalition, we can also start negotiations with Xiao Letian..."
This is the thinking of politicians. Rosh understood it at the time, but before Rosh could express his support, Xie Dowan roared angrily.
"Shut up, I am the commander-in-chief of the battlefield. These soldiers are all trained by me. You all have to listen to me... The glory of France cannot be trampled on like this. Today we must go to war with Xiao Letian..."
"The entire army listens to my order, stops the pursuit, assembles towards the bay, and prepares to deal with Xiao Letian..."
"No, you are messing with your life." Matsudaira Yongho yelled, "We only have 12 artillery pieces, and the enemy has more artillery pieces on one ship than we do. Didn't you teach me that firepower will be king in future wars?"
Matsudaira Yongbo stared at Xie Dowan, "I will not use our Japanese lives to make you French face shameful, and I will never let your random lives succeed."
Saying this, Matsudaira Yoshiho suddenly yelled, "I...Matsudaira Yoshiho...the lord of the Aizu domain...the official position of Higoshou...I order you as the guardian of Kyoto of the Tokugawa family...my brave Tokugawa family samurai, please stand." Come out and take over the army. From now on, I will command the new army."
Everyone around was dumbfounded by the roar, but a few seconds later, Matsudaira Yongho's White Tiger Youth League and the personal warriors, including the personal warriors, spread the order on horseback or running wildly.
"Lord Matsudaira Yoshiho ordered...as the guardian of Kyoto, ordered the entire army...the samurai of the Tokugawa family to take over the army...stop listening to the orders of the French..."
"Pursue, don't worry about the sea, let's pursue the rebellion of the Southwest Allied Forces..."
Roche and Xie Dowan were both crazy. "Matsudaira Yongho, you are destroying the alliance between the two families...you are committing a crime."
"I'm sorry, if I am guilty, I will commit hara-kiri to you after the war, but now, I must take over this army." Matsudaira Yongho said firmly.
At this time, the French instructors in the army had already had conflicts with their soldiers. They did not expect that Matsudaira Yongho's words would make the army, which was obeying orders like sheep, become restless.
From each company, there are always some strong soldiers standing up and calling out their own and their family's names. These people are the samurai in the army. Although they do not wear armor and carry swords, they have the surname of the samurai family.
In Japan, civilians are not allowed to have surnames. Only samurai, ministers, and daimyo can have noble surnames. In ancient Japan, people with surnames could order those untouchables.
The French instructors were all crazy. They never imagined that after more than half a year of training, their supreme authority would be taken away so easily at this moment. The Japanese soldiers who had looked so submissive just now were actually hostile to them now. .
"Assholes, ungrateful guys, you have forgotten that it was us French who taught you to fight... The duty of a soldier is to obey." There were two crisp snaps, and the whip struck a warrior's face, leaving two bloody marks.
The samurai did not fight back. Instead, he bowed deeply and said, "Hai... thank the instructor for teaching us. We will never forget the kindness in our lives... but we are samurai after all, and we are loyal ministers of the Tokugawa family. We will not Forgetting our lord."
After speaking, the samurai turned around and shouted to the soldiers who had just expressed their obedience to him, "Don't fight back when hit or scolded. The instructor is our benefactor. Even if he kills us, it is justified, but we still have to obey the general's orders..." Now follow my orders and head west."
The battlefield was going crazy at this moment. The new Tokugawa troops were charging in front and loading ammunition from time to time to shoot at the Southwest Allied Forces. Behind them, the frustrated French instructors whipped them with whips and cursed desperately.
This group of Japanese soldiers really refused to retaliate when they were beaten or scolded. Those who were beaten considered themselves unlucky, while the others still stubbornly pursued the coalition forces.
Xie Dowan collapsed, "You are all madmen, you Japanese are all madmen... Look, what is happening on the sea? You don't save your friendly forces, but you still chase those escapees." .”
"You don't want Osaka Castle. You don't even want your own general. Are you still a loyal minister of the shogunate?"
Matsudaira Yongho looked at the chaotic Osaka Castle in the distance, and then at the one-sided massacre in the bay. Although he was bleeding with pain, he still stubbornly shook his head and said, "The general will understand me. I believe in the general's vision."
"Damn Japanese, every one of them is as stubborn as a stone, bah..." Xie Duowan spat on the ground. "Assemble our officer corps, I want to see what this group of Japanese can do." "
The French officer corps protected Minister Roche, and more than fifty people occupied a high ground. Everyone was guarding the area with guns and live ammunition. The minister and Chédovan used binoculars to watch the entire battlefield.
"Oh my god, isn't Xiao Letian's navy ready to take shape now? Not to mention the accuracy of the artillerymen's shooting, just look at the nimble postures of the sailors. These are all veterans. When did there appear so many in Asia? An ocean-going sailor?" Xie Dowan asked in confusion.
After all, Minister Roche controlled the French spy network in East Asia. He sneered and said, "They were not trained by the Americans. Do you know who has monopolized the silver trade in the Pacific? It's Xiao Letian... "
"We all know that a clipper ship can be easily operated by thirty or forty sailors, but every time Ryukyu trades silver and clippers cross the Pacific, they put one or two hundred sailors on the ship. Apart from training, I don't know what else to do. What’s the use…”
Yes, Xiao Letian's naval plan had been launched from the moment he built a foreign bank in Tanggu, and Xiao Letian's thinking was very clear, cultivating talents first and then waiting for equipment.
Any weapon needs someone to control it. Without anyone, everything is empty talk. Facts have proved Xiao Letian’s wisdom. After three French warships were captured, it only took two months of running-in period for the navy soldiers to be able to flexibly control them. .
The massacre in Osaka Bay further proved the powerful force of the Ryukyu Navy. All seventy Japanese Kansai ships were destroyed within twenty minutes of bombardment. In the end, only two tattered warships rushed to a place thirty meters away from the Roma. .
But their fate ended here. The Roma and the Lyra attacked from both sides. Thousands of guns were fired on the deck, and the artillery roared below the deck. After a burst of white smoke, the last two ships sank to the bottom of the sea.
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